How we’re using dogs to sniff out malaria | James Logan

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. What if we could diagnose some of the world’s deadliest diseases by the smells our bodies give off? In a fascinating talk and live demo, biologist James Logan introduces Freya, a malaria-sniffing dog, to show how we can harness the awesome powers of animal scent to detect chemical signatures associated with infection -- and change the way we diagnose disease. The TED Talks ch